Jennifer G. Hancock - Christopher A. Schulze

Kim and Gayla Hancock, of Republic, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Gayle Hancock, to Christopher Adam Schulze, son of Ron and Ranea Schulze of Nevada, Mo.

Bride-elect Hancock is a 2002 Republic High School graduate, and a 2005 graduate of Southwest Baptist University, with degrees in political science and communications/public relations. She is employed as marketing director for Federal Protection Inc. in Springfield, Mo.

Prospective-groom Schulze, a 2001 Nevada High School graduate, will graduate from SBU on Dec. 16, 2005, with a degree in biology.

The couple plans to be married on Saturday, May 27, 2006, at the First Baptist Church in Republic.